To become converted one must do nothing. By grace are ye saved...etc
If you are referring to the following. then you are corrupting the following:
Ephesians: 2 King James Version (KJV)
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast
The above does not mention 'conversion'. 'Conversion' on its own does not count for much. A converted person is not under grace of God. Conversion simply qualified one to be healed by Jesus. Only one who is 'healed' by Jesus is under grace of God.
Being 'healed' by Jesus is anchored in faith in Jesus. Faith is belief in thins 'not seen'. Therefore being 'healed' by Jesus is anchored on belief in the 'not seen' Spirit of Jesus who is also the Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Intercession.
To be 'converted' is passage of 'the dead' becoming awakened to/aware of his/her own heart/spirit. This is a prerequisite because communion with the Spirit of Jesus/Spirit of Truth/Spirit of Intercession is achieved only through one's own, no longer waxed gross (covered over), heart/spirit.
To be 'converted' and the techniques for being 'converted' and being healed by Jesus, are the keys to or the mysteries of, God's kingdom of heaven.
The revelation says:
Matthew: 13 KJV N.T.
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
The above says, "lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted"
The words "they should" suggest that it is within their control 'to see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart', and so be converted.
The words 'they should' suggest that it is incumbent on them to see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart' and then they will be converted.
The keys to or the mysteries of, God's kingdom of heaven is as follows:
1. become converted (ie. awaken to one's own spirit)
2. discern the Spirit of Jesus/Spirit of Truth/Spirit of Intercession within one's own heart/spirit
3. be led into all of one's works (in rel time all the time) by precisely what this Spirit of Jesus/Spirit of Truth/Spirit of Intercession has in mind for one to know. pray for, say and do (as discerned in real time all the time, within one's own heart/spirit), even if one has to transgress the ten commandments)
All of the above require works which one must do:
James; 2 KJV N.T.
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
When the Holy KJV N.T. say 'not of works', this always means only: not by the works of upholding the ten commandments.
This does not mean that humans must do 'no works' to become Christians.
Every thing in creation happens under grace of God. However not all humans are under or in line with grace of God. Some humans are under 'grace of man'.
Those who esteem use, invoke and/or promote the ten commandments are under grace of man. The ten commandments are the laws of a man. Fact is, Moses gave those laws. Grace and truth came only with Jesus.
John: 1 King James Version (KJV)
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Jesus came to introduce a system which will enable one to be under grace of God and access and serve truth and the Will/Spirit of God.
This system of being under grace of God and serving truth and the Will/Spirit of God is a total free gift. It exist within the matrix of creation and available to everyone freely.
'The dead' cannot access and embrace this free gift. It is incumbent on 'the dead' to become 'converted'. Then access the Spirit of Jesus within his/her own heart/spirit. Then be led into all of one's works by precisely what this Spirit has mind for one to know, pray for say and do, even if one has to transgress the ten commandments.
The above is how one comes on to the free gifts that are truth, grace of God and a life in God's kingdom of heaven here on earth and in the spirit realm.
'The dead' who do not become converted and/or healed by Jesus stay with their dead physical body when they die physically. Then they are buried together with their dead physical bodies inside the earth, in hell with Satan/Peter. The dead have no chance of going to (inheriting) heaven and they do not.
The keys or mysteries of God's kingdom of heaven are the straight gate and narrow way which only a few is prophesied to find:
Matthew: 7 King James Version (KJV)
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
'and few there be that find it' suggest that it is incumbent on humans to find this straight gate and narrow way.
Matthew: 7 King James Version (KJV)
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Clearly 'seeking to find' and 'knocking for it to be opened' are works which one must do.
Matthew: 7 King James Version (KJV)
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
'Doing the will of my Father which is in heaven' is works. It is incumbent on each human to do what it takes to know and do the real time of will of the living Father who is alive in heaven.
The ten commandments are not the laws or will of God. One is not under grace of God and do not inherit God's kingdom of heaven by esteeming, using, invoking and/or promoting the ten commandments. Those are dead works.
Only by being led by the Spirit of Jesus, as discerned within one's own heart/spirit, (even if one has to transgress the ten commandments) can one do the actual real time will of the living God.
It is incumbent on each person do do what is necessary to achieve communion with the Spirit of Jesus through his or her own heart/spirit and be led by this Spirit, if he wants the free gift of grace, truth and delivery to God's kingdom of heaven.
These free gift came with Jesus and through Jesus . . . actually through the Spirit of Jesus. One has to 'follow Jesus' authentically, in order to come into inheritance of these free gifts.
There is no revelation which say that to be converted is a free or other, gift. To be converted is not to come under grace of God. Therefore, to be converted is not related to 'by grace are ye saved through faith'.
Even achieving live personal communion with the Spirit of Jesus trough one's own heart/spirit is not yet to be under grace of God or to be saved. Therefore this is also not related to 'by grace are ye saved through faith'.
Therefore "By grace are ye saved...etc." does not apply to the above preliminary passages.
Ephesians: 2 King James Version (KJV)
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
The statement, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God" was qualified by "Not of works, lest any man should boast".
The message above was intended to be deliberately contained as follows: For you are saved by grace. However grace comes through faith in the Spirit of Jesus and not by esteeming, using invoking and/or promoting the ten commandments.
Even the act of having Faith in the Spirit of Jesus is works. This is not a free gift. This is the path to achieving Grace. Then grace saves one. Salvation is the gift of God, that is earned by Grace and not, at all, by esteeming, using, invoking and/or promoting the ten commandments.
Before the advent of Christianity 2000 odd years ago Abraham people believed that 'the works' of esteeming using, invoking and/or promoting the ten commandments were a path to righteousness of God.
These laws were found to on to death (spiritual death) and eventual burial inside the earth, in hell with Satan.
Therefore the ideas of doing the works of of esteeming using, invoking and/or promoting the ten commandments as a path to righteousness of God was totally done away with for those who follow Jesus.
Therefore any where, in the Holy KJV N.T., that 'not of works' appear, it does not apply to all works. It applies only to the works of esteeming using, invoking and/or promoting the ten commandments as a path to righteousness of God
A billion strong traditional Christians seem comfortable to do nothing or to simply repeat slogans and expect good fortune.
No were in the Holy KJV N.T. does it say that one must do no works, to achieve grace of God. The Holy KJV N.T. say only that, under the Christians system, one must not do the works of esteeming, using, invoking and/or promoting the ten commandments.
The Holy KJV N.T. say, one is saved by grace which come trough faith. Faith is belief in things 'not seen'. We are also told that now the Lord is the 'not seen' Spirit of Jesus/Spirit of Truth/Spirit of Intercession.
Therefore one is saved through faith. Faith come through belief in the Lord who is the 'not seen' Spirit of Jesus/Spirit of Truth/Spirit of Intercession.
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